Selemaia 14
1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
1KO E folofola ʻa Sihova, naʻe hoko kia Selemaia ʻaia ʻoku kau ki he honge,
2“Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
2“ʻOku mamahi ʻa Siuta, pea ʻoku vaivai hono ngaahi matapā; ʻoku nau ʻai ʻae tauangaʻa koeʻuhi ko e fonua; pea kuo ʻalu hake ʻae tangi ʻo Selūsalema.
3Her nobles send their servants for water; they come to the cisterns; they find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are ashamed and confounded and cover their heads.
3Naʻe fekau ʻe he houʻeiki ʻenau fānau iiki ki he vai: kuo nau hoko ki he ngaahi luo, ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ai ha vai; kuo nau liliu mo ʻenau ngeʻesi ipu; naʻa nau mā ʻaupito mo puputuʻu, pea fakapulou honau ʻulu.
4Because of the ground that is dismayed, since there is no rain on the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.
4Koeʻuhi naʻe māfaʻafaʻa ʻae kelekele, he naʻe ʻikai ha ʻuha ki he fonua, pea mā ʻae kau tangata keli, ʻonau fakapulou honau ʻulu.
5Even the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
5ʻIo, naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻae manu, pea liʻaki hono ʻuhiki ʻi he ngoue, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ha mohuku.
6The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail because there is no vegetation.
6Pea naʻe tuʻu ʻae fanga ʻasi hehengi ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga, ʻo folo hifo ʻae matangi ʻo hangē ko e fanga talākoni; naʻe vaivai honau mata, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ha mohuku.
7“Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name’s sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
7ʻE Sihova, ‘Neongo kuo talatalaakiʻi ʻakimautolu ʻemau angahala, ke ke ngāue koe koeʻuhi ko ho huafa: he kuo lahi ʻemau fakaholomui; kuo mau fai kovi kiate koe.
8O you hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?
8ʻA koe ko e falalaʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli, ko hono Fakamoʻui ʻi he ʻaho ʻoe mamahi, ko e hā te ke tatau ai mo e muli ʻi he fonua, pea hangē ko e tangata fononga ʻoku afe atu ke nofo ʻi he pō pe taha?
9Why should you be like a man confused, like a mighty warrior who cannot save? Yet you, O LORD, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; do not leave us.”
9Ko e hā ʻoku ke hangē ai ko e tangata ʻoku mohe maʻu, ʻo hangē ko e tangata mālohi ʻoku ʻikai faʻa fakamoʻui? Ka ko koe, ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ke ʻiate kimautolu, pea ʻoku ui ʻakimautolu ʻi ho huafa; ʻoua naʻa ke liʻaki ʻakimautolu.’|”
10Thus says the LORD concerning this people: “They have loved to wander thus; they have not restrained their feet; therefore the LORD does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.”
10ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ki he kakai ni, “ʻOku pehē ʻenau fie ʻalu fano pe, naʻe ʻikai te nau taʻofi honau vaʻe, ko ia ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova; te ne manatu eni ki heʻenau hia, pea ʻaʻahi ki heʻenau ngaahi angahala.”
11The LORD said to me: “Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
11Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate au, “ʻOua naʻa hūfia ʻae kakai ni ke nau lelei.
12Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, and though they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”
12ʻE ʻikai te u fanongo ki heʻenau tangi ʻi heʻenau ʻaukai; pea ʻoka nau ka fai ʻae feilaulau tutu, pe ha feilaulau uite, ʻe ʻikai te u maʻu ʻakinautolu; ka te u fakaʻauha ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻae heletā, pea mo e honge, pea mo e mahaki fakaʻauha.”
13Then I said: “Ah, Lord GOD, behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”
13Pea naʻaku toki pehē ʻeau. “ʻOiauē! ʻE ʻEiki Sihova! Vakai, ʻoku pehē ʻe he kau palōfita kiate kinautolu, ʻE ʻikai te mou mamata ki he heletā, pe ki he honge; ka te u foaki kiate kimoutolu ʻae fiemālie moʻoni ʻi he potu ni.”
14And the LORD said to me: “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds.
14Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kiate au, “ʻOku kikite loi ʻi hoku huafa ʻae kau palōfita: naʻe ʻikai te u fekau ʻakinautolu, pe tala kiate kinautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai te u lea kiate kinautolu: kuo nau lea ʻaki ʻae misi loi mo e kikite kākā, mo e meʻa vaʻinga, pea mo e kākā ʻo honau loto.
15Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name although I did not send them, and who say, ‘Sword and famine shall not come upon this land’: By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.
15Ko ia ʻoku pehē ai ʻe Sihova ki he kau palōfita ʻoku kikite ʻi hoku huafa, pea naʻe ʻikai te u fekau ʻakinautolu, ka ʻoku nau pehē, ʻE ʻikai hoko ʻae heletā mo e honge ki he fonua ni; ʻe fakaʻauha ʻae kau palōfita, ko ia ʻi he heletā pea mo e honge.
16And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword, with none to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their evil upon them.
16Pea ʻe lī ki he ngaahi hala ʻo Selūsalema ʻae kakai ʻoku nau kikite ki ai, koeʻuhi ko e honge pea mo e heletā; pea ʻe ʻikai ha taha ke tanu ʻakinautolu, ko kinautolu mo honau ngaahi ʻunoho, mo honau ngaahi foha, pea mo honau ngaahi ʻofefine: he te u lilingi kiate kinautolu ʻenau angahala.”
17“You shall say to them this word: ‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is shattered with a great wound, with a very grievous blow.
17Ko ia ke ke fakahā ʻae lea ni kiate kinautolu: “Ke tafe hifo ʻi he ʻaho mo e pō ʻae loʻimata mei hoku mata, pea ʻoua naʻa tuku ia: koeʻuhi kuo maumauʻi ʻae ʻofefine tāupoʻou ʻo hoku kakai ʻaki ʻae maumauʻi lahi, pea mo e tā mamahi ʻaupito.
18If I go out into the field, behold, those pierced by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold, the diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land and have no knowledge.’”
18Kapau te u ʻalu atu ki he ngoue, ʻoku ou mamata kiate kinautolu naʻe tāmateʻi ʻaki ʻae heletā! Pea kapau teu hū ki he kolo, ʻoku ou mamata kiate kinautolu ʻoku mate ʻi he honge! Ka ʻoku ʻalu fano pe ʻi he fonua ʻae palōfita mo e taulaʻeiki, ke fai fakatau, ʻo ʻikai te nau tokanga.”
19Have you utterly rejected Judah? Does your soul loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror.
19Kuo ke liʻaki ʻaupito ʻa Siuta? Kuo fakaliliʻa ho laumālie ki Saione? Ko e hā kuo ke taaʻi ai ʻakimautolu, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha fakamoʻui? Naʻa mau ʻamanaki ki he fiemālie, ka ʻoku ʻikai ha lelei; ki he ʻaho fakamoʻui, kae vakai ko e mamahi pe.
20We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you.
20ʻE Sihova, ʻoku mau vete ʻemau angahala, pea mo e hia ʻa ʻemau ngaahi tamai: he kuo mau fai angahala kiate koe.
21Do not spurn us, for your name’s sake; do not dishonor your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us.
21ʻOua naʻa ke fakaliliʻa kiate kimautolu, koeʻuhi ko ho huafa, ʻoua naʻa fakaongoongo koviʻi ʻae ʻafioʻanga ʻo ho nāunau: ke ke manatuʻi, pea ʻoua naʻa fakataʻeʻaonga hoʻo fuakava mo kimautolu.
22Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O LORD our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things.
22ʻOku ai ha taha ʻi he ngaahi vaʻinga ʻoe hiteni te ne faʻa fakatō ha ʻuha? Pe faʻa foaki hifo ʻe he ngaahi langi ʻae ʻuha? ʻIkai ko koe ia, ʻE Sihova ko homau ʻOtua? Ko ia te mau ʻamanaki lelei kiate koe: he kuo ke ngaohi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē.